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Dragi Jade

Serbian Nephrite Jade

A quiet green from the Balkans.

Chakra

Heart

Element

Earth · Wood

Zodiac

Taurus · Libra

Dragi Jade

I. The Metaphysical Reading

How the stone has been held.

Dragi jade is worked with as a stone of steady loyalty, carried in the pocket as a companion for long relationships, patient projects and any practice that asks a person to keep showing up. Practitioners hold it as a reminder that consistency is a kind of love.

Chakra
Heart
Element
Earth · Wood
Zodiac
Taurus · Libra
Keynote
A quiet green from the Balkans.

II. The Scientific Reading

What the lattice actually does.

Dragi jade is a trade name for Serbian nephrite jade, a felted aggregate of the tremolite–actinolite amphibole series formed by metasomatism of serpentinised ultramafic rocks. Nephrite owes its exceptional toughness — significantly higher than jadeite — to this interlocking fibrous microstructure rather than to any high intrinsic hardness.

Formula
Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (tremolite–actinolite)
System
Monoclinic (fibrous felted aggregate)
Hardness
6 – 6.5 (Mohs)
Provenance
Serbia (Dragićevo / western Serbia serpentinite belt)

References & Sources

Independent mineralogical references used to verify the scientific details above.

Mineral Profile

Fact Sheet

Chemical Formula
Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (tremolite–actinolite)
Crystal System
Monoclinic (fibrous felted aggregate)
Mohs Hardness
6 – 6.5 (Mohs)
Density
2.90 – 3.03 g/cm³
Refractive Index
1.600 – 1.641
Provenance
Serbia (Dragićevo / western Serbia serpentinite belt)
Color Origin
Deep forest green with subtle black inclusions and waxy lustre

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